Science, Technology and Society 361: "Mars Exploration" -- Fall 2010
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Mars Global Surveyor fails
A big mistake caused by human error led to the end of the Mars global surveyor. Due to computer difficulties, caused by humans, some of the batteries of the machine were exposed to the sun's heat and caused its "death." The MGS was able to send about 240, 000 images of Mars since it was launched in 1996.
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